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Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form. The Prime Minister ______(leave) for America to meet the delegates tomorrow.

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Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.

The Prime Minister ______(leave) for America to meet the delegates tomorrow.

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The Prime Minister leave for America to meet the delegates tomorrow.

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Chapter 1.1: The Portrait of a Lady - Grammar- Tenses [Page 14]

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Chapter 1.1 The Portrait of a Lady
Grammar- Tenses | Q b. 7. | Page 14

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